Litcomix : literary theory and the graphic novel / Adam Geczy and Jonathan McBurnie.

"In the "old days" there was a clear delineation between comics and high literature. Now the prospect has become a lot less unthinkable, and perhaps, indeed, a pressing question. Can there be a theory of the graphic novel that is commensurate with literary theory? This book answers with a resounding...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Geczy, Adam (Author) McBurnie, Jonathan (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Graphic novels > History and criticism. Graphic novels > Social aspects. Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects. Popular culture and literature. Romans graphiques > Histoire et critique. Romans graphiques > Aspect social. Culture populaire et littérature. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Comics criticism. Critiques littéraires.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Comics criticism. Critiques littéraires.
Physical Description:	viii, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Literary theory: the relevant and the real
Recuperating realism: Lukács
Classic novels, classic comics
Was Wertham right? : comics as antisocial and subversive
The Balzac of comics: Jack Kirby, world building, and the Kirbyesque
Figurative pseudonyms: biography and confession
Josh Bayer
Nina Bunjevac
Simon Hanselmann
the Hernandez brothers
Tommi Parrish
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Conclusion: our new urizens.